Edmund BaffourAwuah

Heritage Killed Her - Poem by Edmund BaffourAwuah

TodayStill hereHere on this soil one more timeI stand to watch the sky againSearching for the feelings missedThe reasons lostCos’ I’ve still not felt the thrillOf soaring beyond the stratusMy foot may not touch the soilOf the land west, my fictitious worldThe thought of its splendor entireTo dazzle my mindTo feel the breezes of a new lifeAnd say to my soulYou’re here at lastHere is heavenThis is the dream

Oh deep blue sky aboveTwinkling little star, you lied to meYou took away my austere ambitionsAnd filled my thoughts with subtle illusionsSo againJust one more timeI stand before you, you still plain skySearching for the answersAsking, just thinking out loudWhere did the star go? The twinkling little starDid I kill her? Perhaps I didBut no, love killed herThe love for my heritageYes, heritage killed her